Along the way, Ruola hurried, afraid of missing the main characters' plotline at Angel's Share.
When she finally reached within tens of meters of the tavern, she immediately stopped, waited until her breathing evened out, and then slowly walked into the tavern.
Even though this distance seems very short in the game, on the real continent of Teyvat, Mondstadt is many times larger than in the game.
The tavern door was open, and Ruola walked straight in.
"Big Brother?!"
After two days, finally seeing her big brother again, Ruola was quite excited.
"Hmm? Ruola, wait for me. Charles, close up. The tavern isn't open to guests today. You can go home too."
"Alright, Master Diluc."
Charles quickly packed up his things, left the tavern, and conveniently closed the door.
"Brother..."
Just as Ruola was about to speak, her big brother waved his hand to stop her: "The friends upstairs can come down now."
"Huh?"
...
Player perspective.
Finally seeing Ruola again, countless netizens were excited.
In Guo Zi's live stream, she was still the streamer with the slowest plot progression.
Besides being very careful with the plot and likely becoming a lore scholar, there was one most important reason—she was stuck at the part where they steal the lyre for a very long time!
Now that she had finally reached this point and saw Ruola, a strong sense of familiarity immediately welled up.
After all, this was the first friend she had made in Teyvat besides Paimon.
Of course, Noelle counted too.
"Family, looking at them like this, the two siblings are quite similar. One wears red and black, the other red and white. It's just that Diluc is wearing winter clothes, while our adorable Ruola is wearing something that looks like summer clothes."
...
Ruola looked up at the second floor and saw two figures, one green and one yellow, plus a white flying pet, coming down from the second floor.
"Lumine, Paimon, and—Venti!"
I finally caught you all!
"Ruola, hello, we meet again."
Paimon flew very quickly and immediately rushed in front of Ruola, her small face full of excitement.
"Oh, we meet again, my good friend."
Ruola asked knowingly. She was currently in the main story of the game, so she had to be careful with her words and actions.
"Hello everyone, it's great to see you, but why are you here...? I remember my brother's tavern doesn't seem to be open to minors, right?"
Lumine emphasized, "I'm already an adult!"
"Ahem—"
Diluc's cough interrupted their reunion: "Everyone, now is not the time to discuss this."
This was Lumine and Paimon's first time meeting Diluc, so Venti stepped forward to introduce them to each other.
After Venti's introduction, Diluc said, "I know, honorary Knight of Favonius."
Paimon whispered into Lumine's ear, but her voice was loud enough for everyone to hear:
"Lumine, are we really that famous already?"
Diluc got straight to the point: "Just now, two Knights asked me about the thief. What are your thoughts?"
"Me, me? I don't know, I just arrived..."
Diluc glanced at his naive sister: "Not you."
Little Paimon was still holding a grudge about what happened earlier: "We didn't steal it. Just when we were about to get it..."
Paimon, you're practically confessing without being asked.
Lumine helplessly rubbed her forehead.
Paimon explained what happened, and during their conversation, Venti plucked the strings of his lyre and told everyone a story.
Ruola listened attentively.
The story told by the Anemo Archon was very precious, especially this very meaningful scene.
"Why tell me such an important matter?"
Diluc looked at Venti. He had already believed the truthfulness of the events described in the story.
Ruola's small mouth was slightly open, looking very surprised.
"Venti, is everything you said true? And how do you know so much?"
"Ehe~"
Diluc knew the seriousness of the situation. He told everyone to wait there and then left the tavern himself.
"Big brother, where are you going?"
"To find someone."
Ruola and the others sat down at a table in the tavern. Suddenly, a rumbling sound came.
Everyone's eyes focused on Paimon, whose face turned red.
"Um, I didn't eat enough last night, and I haven't eaten today either..."
Before Paimon could finish speaking, a wrapped Sweet Madame was handed to her.
"Wow, it's Sweet Madame!"
This Sweet Madame was, of course, brought out by Ruola. She already had a habit of stocking up on food, and her Vision came with an inherent space, which made it even more convenient.
It was just a pity that it couldn't maintain the food's temperature indefinitely; it would still get cold if left for too long.
The aroma of chicken filled the small tavern, and Lumine also joined in the eating.
Like Paimon, she was a little hungry too.
Venti, on the other hand, sat calmly to the side, though he had somehow produced a bottle of Dandelion Wine from who knows where and was taking sips from it occasionally.
Paimon ate happily, and her whole demeanor brightened considerably.
"Ruola, I declare you are now number one on my good person ranking!"
"Hahaha, that's truly an honor!"
Ruola laughed brightly.
"Oh right, Lumine, didn't I say I was going to give you a gift before? I couldn't find you then, but now I have time."
Lumine's eyes immediately lit up. She really liked the Wind Glider Amber gave her; it helped her a lot. She wondered what Ruola would give her!
Expectation!
It was just a pity that she had only recently arrived in Mondstadt and didn't have anything good to return as a gift, but Lumine would keep this kindness in her heart!
Similarly, the netizens in the live stream all became excited.
[Here it comes, here it comes, the gift from Ruola is finally here!]
[Although I know what Ruola is giving, spoilers are no fun.]
[Actually, I think everyone focuses too much on the gift. The most important thing is the thought. Even if the gift isn't great, I hope everyone won't be harsh. That would be too unfair to Ruola, our little angel.]
[Haha, the one upstairs is right. Even if Ruola gives me a Sunsettia, I'll keep it as a collectible.]
Guo Zi quickly clicked through the scene. A exquisite gift box appeared in the middle of her computer screen, with an explanation below it.
A gift from good friend Ruola.
Clicking it open, a golden stream of light descended from the sky, clearly the animation for a 5-star pull.
"Holy crap, did I accidentally click on a pull? Or did Ruola give herself to us?!"
The chat was full of question marks, mixed with countless "Holy crap!"s!
The animation ended, and a golden Sword appeared in the center of the screen.
5-star Sword — Endless Edge!
This Sword looked very similar to the one the twins used in the game's opening animation, though there were still many differences, but everyone knew this was a weapon specifically suited for the Traveler.
"It's actually a 5-star Sword, holy cow, this Sword is so cool!"
"Ruola truly loves us, she actually gave us a unique weapon! Look at the color and style, it's completely the most suitable weapon for the Traveler!"
"And family, did you see? It's even a Crit DMG Sword!"
Guo Zi was very excited. She was still using the Harbinger of Dawn for the Traveler.
And this was an unrefinable weapon, meaning it was unique?
Meaning you couldn't pull it later even if you tried?
After being excited for a long time, prompted by the chat, Guo Zi looked at the weapon's effect.